help guide him, and he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >> the tech world was rocked last week by news of the suicide of 26-year-old internet activist aaron schwartz, the computer programmer and free information advocate was facing up to 35 years in prison if convicted on federal charges of computer hacking and wire fraud over the illicit downloading of million academic and subscription data base and charges his family and supporters say the amount of prosecutorial overreach contributed to schwartz's decision to take his own life. the u.s. attorney is pushing back against the claims saying her office acted fairly and responsibly, and offered schwartz a six month prison sentence in exchange for guilty plea to 13 felony counts. a deal schwartz rejected. wall street journal editorial board member has been following the story and joins us now. joe, who was aaron schwartz and why was it it a big deal. >> he's an important figure in the digital world in the sense he's an open source activist. he advoc